Dollarization, Inflation, and Voter Frustration in Argentina
Latin America in Focus
English - September 28, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB - ★★★★ - 58 ratingsNews council of the americas brazil latin america chile bolivia cuba paraguay uruguay ecuador guatemala Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Argentines face a three-horse race when they vote for a president on October 22. Each contender has distinct ideas for resolving the country’s economic and security woes. One of those candidates— libertarian Congressman Javier Milei—has brought back the idea of dollarizing the country’s economy. Are voters open to the idea? In this episode, Reuters Correspondent Anna-Catherine Brigida speaks from Buenos Aires about how each candidate is pitching themselves to voters and the interplay between their supporters. “There is a break from some of the traditional parties and left-right,” she told Chase Harrison.
Learn about Argentina’s 2023 vote with our election guide at: www.as-coa.org/2023
Check our Argentina poll tracker at: as-coa.org/ARGpolls
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